Hear how people re-learn to live with emotions during brain stimulation

After brain surgery, Jon Nelson and other volunteers are tasked with rehabbing their brain. This job is harder than it might seem, as people re-learn how to navigate the world with a range of emotions that they haven’t felt in a long time. We’ll hear from a psychologist who describes the shift from day-to-day survival toward longer-term thinking, planning and dreaming about what’s next. We’ll also hear Jon’s perspective on whether DBS gives him artificial happiness. Spoiler alert: It does not.

Laura Sanders: This episode deals with mental illness, depression and suicide. Please listen with care. Previously on The Deep End.